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but those are four important electoral votes because this race is so razor tight, alex. president obama won this state in 2008 and hasn't seen some of the same effects of the economic downturn as other states in fact the unemployment rate here is at 5.7%. it's far below the national average. but of course mitt romney has a home in this state. he was governor of neighboring massachusetts. so he carries a lot of weight here in this state as well. i expect from president obama takes the podium later on this afternoon you will hear him continue his message to middle class voters trying to make the case that he is the candidate to best preserve the interests of middle class voters and also to sort of reiterate what you heard in that commercial that you ran a little bit earlier on which is that mitt romney has sort of shifted some of his opinions, moved further to the middle to try and shore up votes. that's one of president obama's key messages right now. alex, i can tell you this race here in new hampshire is essentially in a deadlock with the president holding onto a narrow
but those are four important electoral votes because this race is so razor tight, alex. president obama won this state in 2008 and hasn't seen some of the same effects of the economic downturn as other states in fact the unemployment rate here is at 5.7%. it's far below the national average. but of course mitt romney has a home in this state. he was governor of neighboring massachusetts. so he carries a lot of weight here in this state as well. i expect from president obama takes the podium...
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what i can tell you, martin, this race remains razor tight between now and election day, these two candidates will travel about 8,000 miles. hitting all of the key battleground states in between. martin? >> i should also mention that it was you, kristen, who provoked that answer about the president's loins. >> i did. >> in a question to david axelrod. kristen welker in iowa, thanks so much. >> thank you. >>> could we be running out top lines from mitt and ann romney? stay with us. there are just three days to go. victor! victor! i got your campbell's chunky soup. mom? who's mom? i'm the giants mascot. the giants don't have a mascot! ohhh! eat up! new jammin jerk chicken soup has tasty pieces of chicken with rice and beans. hmmm. for giant hunger! thanks mom! see ya! whoaa...oops! mom? i'm ok. grandma? hi sweetie! she operates the head. [ male announcer ] campbell's chunky soup. it fills you up right. busy in here. yeah. progressive mobile is... [ "everybody have fun tonight" plays ] really catching on! people can do it all! get a quote, buy and manage your policy! -[ music stops ] -it's great
what i can tell you, martin, this race remains razor tight between now and election day, these two candidates will travel about 8,000 miles. hitting all of the key battleground states in between. martin? >> i should also mention that it was you, kristen, who provoked that answer about the president's loins. >> i did. >> in a question to david axelrod. kristen welker in iowa, thanks so much. >> thank you. >>> could we be running out top lines from mitt and ann...
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first of all, this is a razor tight race, so they would argue that every single vote matters, but i will hold special significance to president obama. in large part thanks to white working class voters who voted for him. now, we interviewed really the sort of political queen here in iowa. who was with the des moines register. here's how she put it. she say quote, iowa is important symbolically. if other states see they are turning away from barack obama, that is a harbinger for the rest of the country, so that really sums up in large part, why is state is so important to president obama. he has put a lot of money into this state. this obama campaign has more than 60 campaign offices here. as far as we can tell, the romney campaign has about six. they are working more on their ground game with the internet, martin. but this is certainly a state that both candidates are hoping to hold on to, but it holds special significance for the president. >> indeed, mr. romney is now off to new hampshire, where there are also four electoral available, so this is a real battle for every single one, sin
first of all, this is a razor tight race, so they would argue that every single vote matters, but i will hold special significance to president obama. in large part thanks to white working class voters who voted for him. now, we interviewed really the sort of political queen here in iowa. who was with the des moines register. here's how she put it. she say quote, iowa is important symbolically. if other states see they are turning away from barack obama, that is a harbinger for the rest of the...
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this is such a razor-tight heading into the final days. will really be about getting a close to the polls on each of the campaign. mentioned turnout, especially among some in attendance. thererned -- is voters that independent home on election day? they want any of those remaining independents to break .or them if the polls are to be this is the tightest nationally. they are tied to day. e a slight seem to hav but a consistent the keyany of states, including important state of ohio. there? is the latest this election could hinge on what happens in ohio. of them depend on critical for the candidates. it is possible they could win without it. obama seems to have more pass to nomination, to the presidency if he loses ohio. romney, it is critical he wins ohio. mitt romney will be at the patriot center tomorrow at the university and joe in sterling.ally so a lot of love for our state until the end. on top for the candidates to mars? romney and obama will be back in ohio. >> are there any other signs that could help predict the oncome of the ele
this is such a razor-tight heading into the final days. will really be about getting a close to the polls on each of the campaign. mentioned turnout, especially among some in attendance. thererned -- is voters that independent home on election day? they want any of those remaining independents to break .or them if the polls are to be this is the tightest nationally. they are tied to day. e a slight seem to hav but a consistent the keyany of states, including important state of ohio. there? is...
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all the swing states, we're going to talk about this in about an hour, there is a razor tight margin in most of these states. could something like this have a real impact? >> it will because the obama campaign lately has been trying to pick and choose little issues in which they can win with a particular interest group. so i think they are looking for that little tenth of a point here or there instead of representing the broader interest of the american public. they are trying to say can we pick off some percentage points. yeah, they probably can, because there will be people who say, i want to have my contraceptive care provided by the government, paid for by somebody else instead of by your own choice. megyn: i've got to run. good debate as always. glad we got you hooked up and ready to talk, leslie as always. see you soon. >> me too, thanks, megyn. megyn: it's very awkward to have a debate about women with just one guy. coming up, new developments in a bizarre courtroom death that we have been following here. remember this? a former wall street trader seen on camera swallowing som
all the swing states, we're going to talk about this in about an hour, there is a razor tight margin in most of these states. could something like this have a real impact? >> it will because the obama campaign lately has been trying to pick and choose little issues in which they can win with a particular interest group. so i think they are looking for that little tenth of a point here or there instead of representing the broader interest of the american public. they are trying to say can...
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a look at other national polls confirm it's razor tight, maybe even a mirror image of the 2004 showdown between president bush and senator john kerry. we see some movement towards the president. obama leads by seven points, almost four in ten. and he leads by four points in the battleground states, again, though, within the margin of error. the president is holding on to an eight-point advantage among women and that's slightly higher than romney's edge among men. the president's job rating sits at 49%. take a look at these numbers. 67% of likely voters approve of his handling of hurricane sandy. haven't seen numbers like that for this president on a single event, of course, going back to bin laden. and we may be seeing a sandy effect in other numbers. when voters are asked which candidate has better leadership qualities, the president -- more now pick the president. two weeks ago mitt romney led in that question, 44% to 40%. this doesn't mean romney doesn't have some things going for him. he's winning independents, the group the president won in 2008. romney leads them now by seven poin
a look at other national polls confirm it's razor tight, maybe even a mirror image of the 2004 showdown between president bush and senator john kerry. we see some movement towards the president. obama leads by seven points, almost four in ten. and he leads by four points in the battleground states, again, though, within the margin of error. the president is holding on to an eight-point advantage among women and that's slightly higher than romney's edge among men. the president's job rating sits...
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tight race. campaigning in florida today president obama tried to turn the focus to medicare. >> i want you to know, florida, i will never turn medicare into a voucher. >> reporter: the president is enjoying a post convention bump, the latest galup poll showing him up. romney disclosed he would preserve the most popular parts of the president's health care plan, something he said before but went into more detail today. >> i'm not getting rid of all health care reform. there are a number of things that i like that i will put in place. >> reporter: romney said he would allow individuals to add policies to cover family members up to any age and the candidates sparred over taxes. when asked to name a loop hole he targeted romney replied. >> people at the high end, taxpayers will have fewer deductions. >> reporter: he gave no further specifics opening the door for president obama to take a swipe. >> that is not bold leadership. that's bad math. that gets a failing grade. >> reporter: ann romney also e
tight race. campaigning in florida today president obama tried to turn the focus to medicare. >> i want you to know, florida, i will never turn medicare into a voucher. >> reporter: the president is enjoying a post convention bump, the latest galup poll showing him up. romney disclosed he would preserve the most popular parts of the president's health care plan, something he said before but went into more detail today. >> i'm not getting rid of all health care reform. there...
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numbers that could change everything in a razor tight race. the government reports america's unemployment rate rising in the month of october to 7.9%. 171,000 jobs added last month. that is far fewer than the 250,000 many economists say are needed each month to turn the economy around. so that is the big number we have. that's where we start. good morning. i'm bill hemmer. welcome here. morning, martha. martha: good morning bill. what a week. it is friday. welcome everybody, i'm martha maccallum. this jobs report today could be the freshest things people have in their mind in terms of a economic number when they head to the polls in a few days. this short shows it has been a very slow, sluggish recovery. the government reports real unemployment, this is the number we want to focus on, 14.6%. we say that for a good reason. that includes people that are underemployed, even people only worked one day, get counted in the underemployed, part time emed employed. some just have given up. bill: stuart varney, anchor fox business network. good morning
numbers that could change everything in a razor tight race. the government reports america's unemployment rate rising in the month of october to 7.9%. 171,000 jobs added last month. that is far fewer than the 250,000 many economists say are needed each month to turn the economy around. so that is the big number we have. that's where we start. good morning. i'm bill hemmer. welcome here. morning, martha. martha: good morning bill. what a week. it is friday. welcome everybody, i'm martha...
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we've seen the polls razor tight here. you have a storm coming. are you at all concerned that -- let's assume power could be out in a lot of these places through election day. is that now a card? >> it's seven days from the time the storm passes until election day. we've taken precautions to move up polling places to higher spots for restoration. the power company is well aware of that. i don't think it will interfere with voting. the ground game is the best i've seen in my 20 years in politics for the republican team here, lester. about 4 million phone calls. 1.5 million door knocks. people are very engaged. they're energized. a lot of young people are helping the republican team this time and i think we're going to win virginia. >> you mentioned unemployment. you're under the national average here, thank goodness, but you hava lot of government jobs, a lot of military jobs. a series of mandatory cuts in defense spend iing at the end o the year. i know you have criticized the president on this but paul ryan vo voted for that. so how do you make t
we've seen the polls razor tight here. you have a storm coming. are you at all concerned that -- let's assume power could be out in a lot of these places through election day. is that now a card? >> it's seven days from the time the storm passes until election day. we've taken precautions to move up polling places to higher spots for restoration. the power company is well aware of that. i don't think it will interfere with voting. the ground game is the best i've seen in my 20 years in...
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razor tight. 46% of wisconsin voters say they will support walker in a race against an unknown democrat, 48% said they would back an unknown democrat. of course, it won't be an unknown democrat when that happens. walker, of course, sparked a firestorm of criticism in his effort to curb collective bargaining rights for the state's public sector workers. and the republican governor's job approval is divided entirely on partisan shines, 48-48, that split is mirrored among independents, and as they stump in wisconsin today, both santorum and romney will stop but they're going to get drawn into this recall conversation. is romney on the cusp of wrapping up this nomination? this morning on the heels of the passage of congressman paul ryan's republican budget last night, romney picked up ryan's endorsement. >> i think this primary has been productive. i think it's been constructive up until now. i think it's made the candidates better, but i think we are entering a phase it could become counterproductive if it drags on much longer so that's why i think we have to coalesce as conservatives arou
razor tight. 46% of wisconsin voters say they will support walker in a race against an unknown democrat, 48% said they would back an unknown democrat. of course, it won't be an unknown democrat when that happens. walker, of course, sparked a firestorm of criticism in his effort to curb collective bargaining rights for the state's public sector workers. and the republican governor's job approval is divided entirely on partisan shines, 48-48, that split is mirrored among independents, and as they...
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as the poll out this morning shows, it is a razor tight race. the president up two among likely voters, 48-46. in nevada, leads by two. new hampshire, leads by seven points. romney launched his presidential campaign there and has a summer home there. we will see. we have three more polls, state polls and big three next week before the debate, a national poll coming out, but you see the environment. one other interesting note on polling, if you average the nine states together in the various leads, almost looks identical to the national polls. five and a half point lead for the president, 49, 44 with rounding, which of course is where all the national polls sit around five points for the president. romney starts his morning in a state that hasn't been able to put into play, pennsylvania. he will speak to veterans at valley forge military academy in a philadelphia suburb. only public event of the day. he will be fund-raising in philadelphia, probably the motivation why he is in philly. slew of national polls show how damaging romney's remark on th
as the poll out this morning shows, it is a razor tight race. the president up two among likely voters, 48-46. in nevada, leads by two. new hampshire, leads by seven points. romney launched his presidential campaign there and has a summer home there. we will see. we have three more polls, state polls and big three next week before the debate, a national poll coming out, but you see the environment. one other interesting note on polling, if you average the nine states together in the various...
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tight election battle." you can give us a call and tell us where you think the impact will be. this story is from "usa today." one of the angles that could be affected, early voting, indicating a tight race for the white house. "while the campaigns are pointing to absentee and early voting data, there are reasons to be optimistic about the chances. host: let's hear from our first caller this morning. tom, sioux falls, s.d.. good morning. caller: i think it will be a huge impact on the election. especially if these states lose electricity. it may be a scenario with the electric -- member that last storm, one year ago? if they lose the electricity for one week, 10 days, voting machines will not work. i think the brunt of the storm is going to hit a blue state, as they stay. if it had hit a swing state, this would really be something to watch. host: tom, does it feel like there is a lot of attention focused on this? but you are in south dakota, not impacting you directly. caller: it is, in a way, we are in one
tight election battle." you can give us a call and tell us where you think the impact will be. this story is from "usa today." one of the angles that could be affected, early voting, indicating a tight race for the white house. "while the campaigns are pointing to absentee and early voting data, there are reasons to be optimistic about the chances. host: let's hear from our first caller this morning. tom, sioux falls, s.d.. good morning. caller: i think it will be a huge...
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when you look at that razor tight number. is that true? do you think that that piece made a good point? are you more concerned about selling your message this time around? is the president more concerned about it? >> well i think this is going to be a close and competitive race. it has been for the past year-and-a-half. we always anticipated that. the nation faced historic challenges when the president came into office. the question americans are asking is how do we restore economic security for the middle class. governor romney ultimately failed to answer that question last week. if you were an undecided voter watching you heard a parade of lies throughout the week. attacks ripped out of context. setting up congressman ryan to tax $716 billion of medicare savings that he maintained in his budget. and i think that this will lay out the road map that middle class families are looking for to restore economic security. martha: all right. ben, thank you for coming by. we look forward to seeing you this week. have a good week in charlotte. we'l
when you look at that razor tight number. is that true? do you think that that piece made a good point? are you more concerned about selling your message this time around? is the president more concerned about it? >> well i think this is going to be a close and competitive race. it has been for the past year-and-a-half. we always anticipated that. the nation faced historic challenges when the president came into office. the question americans are asking is how do we restore economic...
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despite all the talk beforehand of a razor tight race, in the end president obama captured all but two of the states he won in 2008. i just spoke with governor romney and i congratulated him and paul ryan on a hard-fought campaign. (applause) we may have battled fiercely, but it's only because we love this country deeply and we care so strongly about its future. >> reporter: before a cheering crowd of thousands in south chicago, president obama laid out an ambitious second-term agenda: deficit reduction, tax code reform, immigration reform, and energy independence. big goals that have inspired and divided the two parties for decades. >> we are not as divided as our politics suggest. we're not as cynical as the pundits believe. we are greater than the sum of our individual ambitions and we remain more than a collection of red states and blue states. we are and forever will be the united states of america! >> reporter: but he acknowledged that this bruising campaign, with its billion-dollar barrage of negative ads had left hard feelings that he hoped to overcome. >> and whether i earned
despite all the talk beforehand of a razor tight race, in the end president obama captured all but two of the states he won in 2008. i just spoke with governor romney and i congratulated him and paul ryan on a hard-fought campaign. (applause) we may have battled fiercely, but it's only because we love this country deeply and we care so strongly about its future. >> reporter: before a cheering crowd of thousands in south chicago, president obama laid out an ambitious second-term agenda:...
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. >> a razor tight race. >> we've given all people need to know. >> do you know who mitt romney is. >> we know he doesn't want to answer. >> there's going to be a civil war in the republican party. >> he is the worst republican in the country. >> are you calling mitt romney a liar? >> yes. >> are you think there's an issue on the flip flops. >> pick any other republican in the country. >> no, he can't beat obama. >> republicans talking about excuses. >> well i'll put it in a nutshell. if we don't run chris christie, romney will be the nominee and he'll lose. >>> in this final day of campaigning, president obama began the day in madison, wisconsin, where he spoke before an estimated crowd of 18 thousands. then he headed to columbus ohio where he spoke before an estimated crowd of over 15,000. within the hour the president will make his final campaign speech of his career as a candidate in des moines, iowa. we will bring that to you live as well as michelle obama's introduction. >> today our businesses have created nearly 5.5 million new jobs. the american auto industry has come roaring
. >> a razor tight race. >> we've given all people need to know. >> do you know who mitt romney is. >> we know he doesn't want to answer. >> there's going to be a civil war in the republican party. >> he is the worst republican in the country. >> are you calling mitt romney a liar? >> yes. >> are you think there's an issue on the flip flops. >> pick any other republican in the country. >> no, he can't beat obama. >>...
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a merit poll over the weekend shows the race is razor-tight. mitt romney narrowed the lead to two points. that gp is within the poll's margin of error. unlike in earlier contests, romney is not running up the score among those who already voted. he leads among early voters, 39-35. on sunday, santorum tried to manage, but may be out of hand with expectations. >> it's a tough state for us only because of the fact that with a money disadvantage, we have a great grass roots campaign. it's harder when you have two conservative candidates running in the race. >> in the matchup and our national poll, two places where santorum does better than romney are among republicans in the midwest and republicans with less than a full four-year college education. that's where he should be able to do well. there is no excuse for him to lose at this point. it's ready made for him. since they both start their days in the buckeye state. they made a pitch and they believe they can win. tennessee was full of local flavor. >> this place has a special feeling in my heart
a merit poll over the weekend shows the race is razor-tight. mitt romney narrowed the lead to two points. that gp is within the poll's margin of error. unlike in earlier contests, romney is not running up the score among those who already voted. he leads among early voters, 39-35. on sunday, santorum tried to manage, but may be out of hand with expectations. >> it's a tough state for us only because of the fact that with a money disadvantage, we have a great grass roots campaign. it's...
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florida is going to be razor tight all night. >> i would love geeking out with chuck todd. >> paul ryan's home state has fallen to the democrats. >> the midwestern firewall is hold are for president barack obama. >> that wisconsin call is such a big deal because it is now just ohio away for the president. >> we've been following florida. i want to go back to the drama. >> 2,000 beepers are going off already in florida because everybody knew this would be a tight race. >> still use deepers down there. >> speaking to obama campaign officials who say they like what they are seeing right now. >> the words of one source close to the romney campaign so far this night is stinging. >> it wasn't a very romantic -- >> hang on, chuck. hang on, chuck. >> here we go. >> we've got some critical calls. >> yes, we do. >> let's see here. roll them. ohio, president barack obama. >> brian, there's no what ifs anymore, that's done. >> we have gone from excited to elected. >> president barack obama has become the fourth democrat in the last 100 years to be elected to a second term. >> i so wish that i had bee
florida is going to be razor tight all night. >> i would love geeking out with chuck todd. >> paul ryan's home state has fallen to the democrats. >> the midwestern firewall is hold are for president barack obama. >> that wisconsin call is such a big deal because it is now just ohio away for the president. >> we've been following florida. i want to go back to the drama. >> 2,000 beepers are going off already in florida because everybody knew this would be a...
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the race is razor tight, the tracking poll of this campaign before election day shows president obama leading romney among likely voters, 50-47 percent. we have karen travers live in chicago, with the latest one day before we vote. >> reporter: good evening. the candidates are wrapping up their final exhausting push to win votes. this race is tight. it is going down to the wire. both campaigns say they have the winning formula. >> are you fired up? [cheering] >> are you ready to go? >> reporter: it was a mad scramble to the financial line. for months, they have been criss-crossing the brattle ground states. tonight, president obama and rim mitt romney were just 10 miles apart in columbus, ohio. >> here's the thing, ohio. we know what change looks like. and what he's tell -- selling ain't it. >> reporter: the president has jay-z. [singing rap] >> reporter: and bruce springsteen. >> i am going to be flying with bruce springsteen on the last camday i will ever campaign. >> reporter: the race has been deadlocked for weeks, but today, the president open up a slim lead in the abc news track
the race is razor tight, the tracking poll of this campaign before election day shows president obama leading romney among likely voters, 50-47 percent. we have karen travers live in chicago, with the latest one day before we vote. >> reporter: good evening. the candidates are wrapping up their final exhausting push to win votes. this race is tight. it is going down to the wire. both campaigns say they have the winning formula. >> are you fired up? [cheering] >> are you ready...
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you've got hurricane sandy threatening the east coast and throwing a wrench into this razor tight presidential race for all kinds of reasons. we're really in the path of both of these storm this morning. here in new york, and bill is in the heat of the race in ohio today. he'll talk to rob portman just eight days 'til we pick a president. brit hume joins us as well. we'll see you here at the top of the hour we'll see i at the top of the hour. jenna shared her recipe with sharon, who emailed it to emily, who sent it to cindy, who wondered why her soup wasn't quite the same. the recipe's not the recipe... ohhh. [ female announcer ] ...without swanson. the broth cooks trust most when making soup. mmmm! [ female announcer ] the secret is swanson. but i still have a runny nose. [ male announcer ] dayquil doesn't treat that. huh? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus rushes relief to all your worst cold symptoms, plus it relieves your runny nose. [ sighs ] thank you! [ male announcer ] you're welcome. that's the cold truth! >> steve: incredible images just coming in. look at that right there. this on
you've got hurricane sandy threatening the east coast and throwing a wrench into this razor tight presidential race for all kinds of reasons. we're really in the path of both of these storm this morning. here in new york, and bill is in the heat of the race in ohio today. he'll talk to rob portman just eight days 'til we pick a president. brit hume joins us as well. we'll see you here at the top of the hour we'll see i at the top of the hour. jenna shared her recipe with sharon, who emailed it...
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bush/kerry, bush/gore, razor tight. so though the democrats have won for 24 years now, in presidential race, most of them have been close. president obama our neighbor. he's from just south of the border. so i think we feel pretty positive about him. >> reporter: >> greta: why didn't the democratic message resonate tonight? and the get out the vote was strong? >> the get out the vote was amazing. i will be very interested to see what the margin is. we expect it will be very close. even those who have called the race have indicated it will be a close margin, much closer than a year and-a-half ago. >> greta: nobody's talking about a third-party candidate, an independent, pulling in 2%? i haven't seen the numbers for him. if he was stealing, it would be from mayor barrett because he's liberal? >> i would think so. this is the first i have heard that he polled 2%. that's like ralph nader pulling away from al gore. >> greta: don't take it to the bank. that's what i read that he had been polling 2%. >> right, right. that will
bush/kerry, bush/gore, razor tight. so though the democrats have won for 24 years now, in presidential race, most of them have been close. president obama our neighbor. he's from just south of the border. so i think we feel pretty positive about him. >> reporter: >> greta: why didn't the democratic message resonate tonight? and the get out the vote was strong? >> the get out the vote was amazing. i will be very interested to see what the margin is. we expect it will be very...
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president obama's sunshine state swing comes today as three new polls show the race is razor tight and declining confidence in the economy remains a president's biggest challenge. new polls of "the new york times" and cbs news and fox news and npr show it's margin of error race. 47% to 46%. 47% to 45%. the president's job rating underwater in two of the polls and the npr poll that shows him doing better than the other two still has him under 50%. why is obama facing such a tough environment? voters feeling the sluggish economy and "the new york times" poll 39% said they approve of the handling of the economy. 55% disapprove. that's up seven points of april. the president will try to introduce a new line of attack in florida. he stops in jacksonville and west palm beach today. ft. myers and orlando today. according to the obama campaign, the president swinging on medicare saying romney would end medicare as we know it and turn it in to a voucher program. in ohio wednesday, romney scrapped much of the stump speech and escalated the attack on the president for suggesting that business own
president obama's sunshine state swing comes today as three new polls show the race is razor tight and declining confidence in the economy remains a president's biggest challenge. new polls of "the new york times" and cbs news and fox news and npr show it's margin of error race. 47% to 46%. 47% to 45%. the president's job rating underwater in two of the polls and the npr poll that shows him doing better than the other two still has him under 50%. why is obama facing such a tough...
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it was razor tight. republicans expected to take indiana back this year. we'll see if they do that, if they do that and what sort of margin. the big one here at 7:00, is virginia. 13 electoral votes. at 7:01 eastern time, literally, 22 minutes and 30 some odd seconds from now you will see various counties and cities in virginia start to fill in. red is republican. blue is democrat. we'll start to get an idea how virginia is shaping up tonight. from the bill/bret board. back to you. >> megyn: bill hemmer at billboard. charles krauthammer coming up in a minute. we have this. >> bret: with the miracle of videotape, i will give you a tour of the fox facilities, really all of them but we start in studio "j," our home base for the evening. this big board is called the launch pad. we have a lot of information on the board throughout the night. you will see in the corner the balance of power, the u.s. senate and u.s. house. we'll have foxnews.com, info. the next poll closings. how close we are to that. over here, a big map about all of the states as they close. yo
it was razor tight. republicans expected to take indiana back this year. we'll see if they do that, if they do that and what sort of margin. the big one here at 7:00, is virginia. 13 electoral votes. at 7:01 eastern time, literally, 22 minutes and 30 some odd seconds from now you will see various counties and cities in virginia start to fill in. red is republican. blue is democrat. we'll start to get an idea how virginia is shaping up tonight. from the bill/bret board. back to you. >>...
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and all these polls are just razor tight as the men do among independent voters, i mean, it's razor thin. so your point is well taken that these two guys need to be focused on rallying their base since the independents right now seem evenly split. >> absolutely right. you've got to get your base on track to make sure today show up on election day. and remember, for mitt romney he's got to remember those reagan democrats. what effects them? jobs, health care, all the other issues that we talk about each and every day. that's how you reach out to those reagan democrats and bring 'em onboard. you're going to win an length not because -- an election not because the independents, but the reagan democrats broke for you. you've got to find a message for them while energizing your base. megyn: that is just fascinating. so there may literally -- not attributable to bias by the pollsters -- there may literally be a fine-point advantage -- nine-point advantage for the democratic party in a state like ohio, there may be more democrats than republicans, but that doesn't mean you can't win them. your
and all these polls are just razor tight as the men do among independent voters, i mean, it's razor thin. so your point is well taken that these two guys need to be focused on rallying their base since the independents right now seem evenly split. >> absolutely right. you've got to get your base on track to make sure today show up on election day. and remember, for mitt romney he's got to remember those reagan democrats. what effects them? jobs, health care, all the other issues that we...
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also we're live in the presidential campaign trail with the race razor tight and election day ten days away. we'll find out how the weather is affecting campaign plans down the wire. also at one time adult film star turned public school teacher goes to court to get her job back. this morning we'll hear her emotional plea to get a second chance. >>> and justin timberlake has only been married a week and already is saying i'm sorry. we'll tell you why. it's all when we get started on a saturday morning right here on "today." for now back to you in washington might have something to do with meet loaf, huh? >> i think so. by the way, i'll see you guys. i'm doing to do "nightly news" from washington tonight in your studio. >> great. >> we'll see you here. thanks so much. >>> all right. weather wise we continue to talk about sandy. it's going to be for several days. >> this is not going to be an in and out kind of storm. this is going to be a come and stay and visit for a while kind of storm. we'll talk about your weekend and the rather scary looking week ahead for halloween. how does it bre
also we're live in the presidential campaign trail with the race razor tight and election day ten days away. we'll find out how the weather is affecting campaign plans down the wire. also at one time adult film star turned public school teacher goes to court to get her job back. this morning we'll hear her emotional plea to get a second chance. >>> and justin timberlake has only been married a week and already is saying i'm sorry. we'll tell you why. it's all when we get started on a...
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tight. >> reporter: let's talk about, even democrats, it would appear, seem to be losing their interest in this recall fight. how do you see it? >> i don't think so at all. i think you are going to see armies of people, pounding the pavement, this coming weekend, memorial day and then that last weekend before the election. people are still very energized. and i think you are going to see a huge turnout t. will be very interesting. some are predicting, you could have turnouts with the presidential election levels. we feel our values are at stake. we feel that wisconsin values have been disregarded and we have moved in a far right-wing direction that doesn't fit the state. >> reporter: i read in the "wall street journal" that wisconsin democrats asked the dnc for $500 thousand and they didn't get it and chairwoman debbie washburn-schultz is coming out to do a fund-raiser here. what is the story? is washington helping you? or are you on your own fighting this battle? >> no. washington has been helpful. they're becoming even more helpful as we close into the last couple of weeks of the race
tight. >> reporter: let's talk about, even democrats, it would appear, seem to be losing their interest in this recall fight. how do you see it? >> i don't think so at all. i think you are going to see armies of people, pounding the pavement, this coming weekend, memorial day and then that last weekend before the election. people are still very energized. and i think you are going to see a huge turnout t. will be very interesting. some are predicting, you could have turnouts with...